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The TVClubHouse: Big Brother 8 ARCHIVES: Big Brother 8 - Part 5: Warning.....: Archive through August 13, 2007 users admin

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Sbondi
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09-16-2005

Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sbondi a private message Print Post    
If any of you also go on web site jokersupdates - be careful because several times in past couple of days when I have clicked on a thread to read the dialogue, my computer has warned me of a Trojan Horse being present. I will stick to tvclubhouse from now on!

Darclyte
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07-11-2005

Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darclyte a private message Print Post    
I'm sure the people at Jokers will try to put a stop to it, but I'd also say to stay away until Monday to give them time to fix their servers (which sound infected.)

Spunky
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10-08-2001

Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spunky a private message Print Post    
And watch out also not to open that Amber's anti-semitic comment on this board (the first thread discussing this comment in a newspaper), they give a link of the website and as soon as you want to read it and open it a spyware got in my computer but luckily Norton Antivirus caught that right away and removed it.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Mods, if there is a link to a site that's planting spyware, can we please remove that link? I think most people are protected, but...

Streetsmart
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08-06-2006

Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Streetsmart a private message Print Post    
Wow thats scary....People using a work computer should be careful.

Christy358
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07-10-2007

Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 10:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
bump

Sbondi
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09-16-2005

Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sbondi a private message Print Post    
What does it mean when people say "bump"? I see it a lot. Thanks.

WoodpeckeŽ
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07-16-2002

Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send WoodpeckeŽ a private message Print Post    
Bump means bringing it to the top of the discussion list by posting something in the thread.

Boberg
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10-04-2002

Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Boberg a private message Print Post    
just means they are posting solely to move the thread up to the top again so it will be seen.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Thanks SBondi! None of us needs that. I'm pretty well protected, but you never know, do you?

Sbondi
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09-16-2005

Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sbondi a private message Print Post    
Oh! Thanks Woodpecker and Boberg - I had no idea - makes a lot of sense now.....
Nope Puzzled - we never know - can still happen, I have "protection" on computer and it still happened, still in process of cleaning it up.

Vickyfla
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06-29-2005

Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vickyfla a private message Print Post    
This is happening on a lot of websites now. I went to one called thesuperficial.com and it happened to me. It is not the sites doing this but someone is attacking these sites with a virus. They are tring to figure it out as we speak. Make sure you have all your antivirus protection on.

Sbondi
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09-16-2005

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 6:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sbondi a private message Print Post    
Update - keep away from that jokersupdates, weekend a nightmare trying to remove the spyware that was installed by clicking on a thread there - removed the Trojan Horse but still infected by advertising spyware that I am unable to remove. Anyone have any idea how to fix this?

Zachsmom
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07-13-2000

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 6:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zachsmom a private message Print Post    
i just saw this thread. i have used jokersupdates all weekend and nothing has happened to my computer.

Vickyfla
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06-29-2005

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vickyfla a private message Print Post    
Sbondi...I had had tough time removing everything also. Go to add/remove programs and start there. I had to go all over my computer to remove that virus. It was also on my desktop.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Sbondi--do you have AdAware and Spybot? They're free and good at getting rid of spyware.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

http://spywarebot.com/?hop=advanced99&p=3&gid=1072645447&oid=&aid=

Vickyfla
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06-29-2005

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vickyfla a private message Print Post    
Your lucky Zachsmom. I hadn't updated my Norton and that is how I got it. I now have McAffe. It was pure hell to remove.

Vickyfla
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06-29-2005

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vickyfla a private message Print Post    
oops sorry Bondi...I didn't see where you had the advertising spyware problem.

Tre34
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08-17-2005

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tre34 a private message Print Post    
thank you so much for the information

Vickyfla
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06-29-2005

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vickyfla a private message Print Post    
Puzzled, that looks good. Can I add that if I have McAfee?

Sbondi
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09-16-2005

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sbondi a private message Print Post    
Thanks Puzzled, I have the Ad Aware, but it is not removing the problem. As for Spybot - it is not free, have to purchase. Might end up having to reformat whole hard drive (!!!!!) - Not good!

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
I have those programs with McAfee, and before had them with Norton, with no problems.

At the top of the Spybot page, there's a place to get the free version, Sbondi. Sure hope you don't have to reformat--such a pain reinstalling everything. Do you have a restore point? Sometimes that works.

Sbondi
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09-16-2005

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sbondi a private message Print Post    
Thanks Puzzled - they have the free download, it scans the computer and tells you that you have all these problems with it (over 1000 errors...) but to fix it you have to purchase their software....

Zachsmom
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07-13-2000

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zachsmom a private message Print Post    
are you sure you got this at jokers and not some other site? because there would be many users infected and i think the regulars at jokers would have said something on jokers board. i haven't seen anything and my stuff isn't that updated.

Zachsmom
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07-13-2000

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zachsmom a private message Print Post    
for example, if tvch had a trojan then many posters here would be aware and would post about it, as they only view bb from this site.